Glamor, gold and masks Wednesday on the steps of the Capitol.
Before her
"dear friend"
Joe Biden was sworn in, Lady Gaga performed the national anthem in her spectacular dress.
An impeccable performance, all in vocal power and sobriety for the star accustomed to grandiose shows.
She wore an oversized gold brooch depicting a dove carrying an olive branch, as a symbol of peace.
One of the highlights of the ceremony.
Prior to the inauguration, Lady Gaga had said on Twitter that she was honored to sing
The Star Spangled Banner
during the inauguration, which she called a
"ceremony of transition, a moment of change".
In a second tweet, she added:
“My intention is to recognize our past, to heal our present and to be passionate about a future where we will work together with love.
I will sing in the hearts of all the people who live on this earth ”.
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Her impressive dress is the work of the Parisian house Schiaparelli.
“As an American living in Paris, this ensemble is a love letter to a country that I miss terribly and to a singer whose artistry I have long admired
,
”
the artistic director of Schiaparelli, the American Daniel Roseberry.
At the Capitol, Lady Gaga wore an oversized gold brooch depicting a dove with an olive branch, as a symbol of peace.
POOL / REUTERS
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Singer Jennifer Lopez sang before Joe Biden's swearing-in.
KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS
After Lady Gaga to perform the patriotic song
America the Beautiful
, Jennifer Lopez, known for her showmanship and her outfits, also caused a stir with a pristine white Chanel ensemble.
The Latin American star also sang
This Land Is Your Land
, a folk standard by Woody Guthrie.
"
Libertad para todos,
" she cried in Spanish in the middle of her performance.
At just 22 years old, poet Amanda Gorman was entitled to a standing ovation.
The Californian, invited by the First Lady Jill Biden, recited a poem on national unity,
The Hill Climb We
(
the hill we climb
), which she wrote after the insurrection of the Capitol.
Echoing the speech of the 46th President of the United States, she chanted her ode to national unity in a calm voice accompanied by graceful movements of the hands, leaving nothing to show through her speech disorder: like Joe Biden, Amanda Gorman suffers from a stuttering, which affected her during her childhood.
Dressed in yellow, her head capped with a red crown, the African-American writer read a poem of her composition,
The Hill We Climb.
JIM BOURG / REUTERS
Joe Biden's inauguration day ended with a party attended by Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato.
High point: the incredible performance of Katy Perry.
The singer performed
Firework
, as a gigantic fireworks display lit up Washington.
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The singer performed
Firework
, as a gigantic fireworks display lit up Washington.
It was on this occasion that Joe Biden and his wife made their first appearance on the balcony of the White House.